Miguel Martins
| Miguel Martins | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Miguel Soares Martins | ||
| Born |
4 November 1997 Porto, Portugal | ||
| Nationality | Portuguese | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Aalborg Håndbold | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2007-2011 | AA Águas Santas | ||
2011-2013 | ADA Maia | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2013–2021 | FC Porto | ||
2021–2024 | OTP Bank-Pick Szeged | ||
2024–2025 | Aalborg Håndbold | ||
2025– | Dinamo Bucuresti | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016– | Portugal | 111 | (250) |
|
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 15 February 2025 | |||
Miguel Soares Martins (pronounced [miˈɣɛl mɐɾˈtĩʃ]; born 4 November 1997) is a Portuguese handball player for Aalborg Håndbold and the Portuguese national team.
In addition to regular handball, Martins also plays Beach Handball.[1]
Career
Miguel Martins started playing handball at AA Águas Santas.[2] In 2011 he joined Associação Desportiva e Académica da Maia,[2] followed by FC Porto in 2013.[2] In the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons he primarily played for the youth teams, but acted as a backup for the first team. From 2015 he was permanently part of the senior team. Here he won the Portuguese League 4 teams, the Portuguese Cup twice and the Supercup once. In total he played 394 games for Porto, scoring 1063 goals.[2]
In 2021 he joined Hungarian OTP Bank-Pick Szeged.[3]
He represented Portugal at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship,[4][5] the 2021 Olympics and the 2021 World Championship.
He was excluded from 2025 World Men's Handball Championship due to accusations of doping by having unnatural levels of testosterone.[6] A month later he was cleared of all charges and could continue the season at Aalborg Håndbold.[7] Three days after being cleared, he won the Danish Cup with Aalborg Håndbold, beating SønderjyskE Håndbold in the semifinal and Bjerringbro-Silkeborg in the final. His team mate Simon Hald dedicated the win to Martins, calling the entire process unfair.[8][9] At the end of February 2025 he announced his intention to leave Aalborg Håndbold at the end of the 2025 season, over concerns about playing time.[10] Instead he will join Dinamo Bukarest.[11]
Honours
- Portuguese League: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2018–19, 2020–21
- Portuguese Cup: 2018–19, 2020–21
- Portuguese Super Cup: 2014, 2019
- Hungarian League: 2021–22
References
- ^ "Ebt Finals 2024 – All-Star Teams revealed". eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. 2024-06-16. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ a b c d "Miguel Martins". zerozero.pt. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ^ "Klarheit für Knorr und die Löwen: Aalborg holt Spielmacher" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ "EHF Euro 2020: Grupo fechado para o Campeonato da Europa". portal.fpa.pt. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ 2020 European Men's Handball Championship squad
- ^ "Aalborg-spiller suspenderet fra VM for doping" [Aalborg Håndbold player excluded from World Cup due to doping] (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ Kjærsgaard, Jonas (15 January 2025). "Markant drejning i Aalborg-spillers dopingsag" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ Christensen, Mikkel (16 February 2025). "Aalborg vinder pokalturneringen" [Aalborg wins the cup] (in Danish). TV2 Danmark.
- ^ "Aalborg-spiller hyldet efter "rigtig svære uger"" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 17 February 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
- ^ "Landsholdsspiller forlader Aalborg". sport.tv2.dk. TV2 Danmark. 28 February 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ "Miguel Martins rejoint le Dinamo Bucarest" (in French). handnews.fr. 2025-03-03. Retrieved 2025-03-03.